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Passion fruit hot sauce {Ají de maracuya}

Recipe for passion fruit hot sauce, or ají de maracuya, is a mildly spicy creamy salsa made with passion fruit juice, ajies or hot chile peppers, lime juice, olive or avocado oil, and cilantro.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 2 cups of passion fruit aji sauce
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: South American , Ecuadorian

Ingredients

  • 4-5 ajies or hot peppers use Ecuadorian red aji peppers or Peruvian aji Amarillo, can also use red fresno chiles or habaneros as a backup
  • 1 ½ cup pure passion fruit juice or concentrate
  • 1/3 cup light olive oil or avocado oil
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • salt to taste
  • Optional - finely chopped cilantro

Instructions

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  1. Boil the ajies or hot peppers for about 10-15 minutes.
  2. Place the hot peppers in cold water to cool down.
  3. Remove the skins and the seeds/veins.
  4. Blend the peeled ajies with the passion fruit juice, light olive or avocado oil, and lime juice until you have a smooth sauce.
  5. Mix in the finely chopped cilantro (if using).
  6. Add salt to taste.